Generally, creating the ideal day carries forward to the ideal week, month, and year. Since the template is arranged to plan up to one year (can be longer if desired) it practically eliminates haphazardly scheduled days. The advance planning and development of a scheduling template has simplified the process of scheduling and resulted in more productive days.

For example, an employee might work two eight hour shifts Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, and have the rest of the week off. The next weekly template might have them working from Wednesday to Friday, or even on the weekends. These weekly schedule templates are much more difficult to create and maintain. However, the benefits to both the employees and their employer, not to mention the business itself, make these template innovations very desirable.